diff --git a/entity/actor/handler.go b/entity/actor/handler.go
index c36f790..a79c958 100644
--- a/entity/actor/handler.go
+++ b/entity/actor/handler.go
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ var ErrInvalidDotContentType = fmt.Errorf("actor: invalid content type for dot m
 func (a *Actor) defaultMessageHandler(m *msg.Message) error {
 
 	switch m.Type {
-	case msg.DOT:
-		return a.handleDotMessage(m)
+	case msg.AT:
+		return a.handleAtMessage(m)
 	default:
 		return msg.ErrInvalidType
 	}
 }
 
-func (a *Actor) handleDotMessage(m *msg.Message) error {
+func (a *Actor) handleAtMessage(m *msg.Message) error {
 
 	// Only receive messages with default content type
 	if m.ContentType != msg.DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (a *Actor) handleDotMessage(m *msg.Message) error {
 
 	var cmd string
 
-	msgStr := strings.TrimPrefix(string(m.Content), ".")
+	msgStr := strings.TrimPrefix(string(m.Content), "@")
 	elements := strings.Split(msgStr, " ")
 
 	if len(elements) == 0 {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9b0504d..1b0e18a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.22
 require (
 	github.com/adrg/xdg v0.4.0
 	github.com/ayush6624/go-chatgpt v0.3.0
-	github.com/bahner/go-ma v0.7.7-0.20240412234107-a34c2121822d
+	github.com/bahner/go-ma v0.7.7-0.20240412235320-63dbdd4090f2
 	github.com/ergo-services/ergo v1.999.224
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0
 	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.6.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 60f80e1..995b6f4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ github.com/bahner/go-ma v0.7.7-0.20240412233014-cca9fc3aa0a4 h1:a/3zg7XWrAhreCPd
 github.com/bahner/go-ma v0.7.7-0.20240412233014-cca9fc3aa0a4/go.mod h1:IgMPcdPzH1GkP5mMz2PhJh8831hGi4TzhYbOV8UFzZ0=
 github.com/bahner/go-ma v0.7.7-0.20240412234107-a34c2121822d h1:6b3kZiRDZFBaXtBPkD3M1OfR3ZF5buVEmSGJ+XjOvnQ=
 github.com/bahner/go-ma v0.7.7-0.20240412234107-a34c2121822d/go.mod h1:IgMPcdPzH1GkP5mMz2PhJh8831hGi4TzhYbOV8UFzZ0=
+github.com/bahner/go-ma v0.7.7-0.20240412235320-63dbdd4090f2 h1:3rpxKmh+r7BriXW7H12rUkAAA92febakwqJFQwNpxaM=
+github.com/bahner/go-ma v0.7.7-0.20240412235320-63dbdd4090f2/go.mod h1:IgMPcdPzH1GkP5mMz2PhJh8831hGi4TzhYbOV8UFzZ0=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.0/go.mod h1:J11/hYXuz8f4ySSvYwY0FKfm+ezbsZBKZxNJlLklBHA=
 github.com/benbjohnson/clock v1.3.5 h1:VvXlSJBzZpA/zum6Sj74hxwYI2DIxRWuNIoXAzHZz5o=
diff --git a/ui/chat.go b/ui/chat.go
index c5bc27c..27f966d 100644
--- a/ui/chat.go
+++ b/ui/chat.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (ui *ChatUI) displaySentPrivateMessage(cm *msg.Message) {
 		log.Debugf("entity lookup error: %s", err)
 		return
 	}
-	prompt := withColor("green", fmt.Sprintf("@%s:", e.Nick()))
+	prompt := withColor("green", fmt.Sprintf(".%s:", e.Nick()))
 	fmt.Fprintf(ui.msgW, "%s %s\n", prompt, string(cm.Content))
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/events.go b/ui/events.go
index 10f4326..008c165 100644
--- a/ui/events.go
+++ b/ui/events.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (ui *ChatUI) handleEvents() {
 				ui.handleCommands(input)
 				continue
 			}
-			if strings.HasPrefix(input, "@") {
+			if strings.HasPrefix(input, ".") {
 				log.Debug("handleEvents got command: ", input)
 				ui.handleMsgCommand(input)
 				continue
diff --git a/ui/help.go b/ui/help.go
index 92a7872..c5ff71a 100644
--- a/ui/help.go
+++ b/ui/help.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (ui *ChatUI) handleHelpCommands(args []string) {
 		ui.displayHelpText(helpText)
 		ui.displaySystemMessage("")
 		ui.displaySystemMessage("Available commands:")
-		ui.displaySystemMessage("/help @")
+		ui.displaySystemMessage("/help .")
 		ui.displaySystemMessage("/help '")
 		ui.displaySystemMessage("/help broadcast")
 		ui.displaySystemMessage("/help enter")
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (ui *ChatUI) handleHelpCommands(args []string) {
 		ui.displaySystemMessage("/help")
 	} else {
 		switch args[1] {
-		case "@":
+		case ".":
 			ui.handleHelpCommand(msgUsage, msgHelp)
 		case "'":
 			ui.handleHelpCommand(editorUsage, editorHelp)
diff --git a/ui/history.go b/ui/history.go
index 1c3a418..5b003c3 100644
--- a/ui/history.go
+++ b/ui/history.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (ui *ChatUI) pushToHistory(line string) {
 func appendToPersistentHistory(text string) error {
 
 	if !(strings.HasPrefix(text, "/") ||
-		strings.HasPrefix(text, "@")) {
+		strings.HasPrefix(text, ".")) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/ui/msg.go b/ui/msg.go
index 1e9d6bf..7fcfced 100644
--- a/ui/msg.go
+++ b/ui/msg.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	msgUsage = "/@<DID|NICK> <message>"
+	msgUsage = "/.<DID|NICK> <message>"
 	msgHelp  = "Sends a private message directly the specified DID"
 )
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (ui *ChatUI) handleMsgCommand(input string) {
 
 	if len(parts) == 2 {
 
-		recipient := parts[0][1:] // The recipient is the first argument, without the leading @
+		recipient := parts[0][1:] // The recipient is the first argument, without the leading .
 		if !did.IsValid(recipient) {
 			recipient = entity.Lookup(recipient)
 		}